Category: DVD Reviews

Cast: John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, Jacinda Barrett Studio: Touchstone Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: What does it take for a man to run into a burning building when everybody else is running out? Why do firemen leave their families each morning to risk their lives for strangers? “Ladder 49” is an exciting, powerful film that celebrates…

Cast: Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy Studio: Universal Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode,…

Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson Studio: Pixar/Disney Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: From the Academy Award ®-winning creators of “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo,” comes this hilarious action-packed animated adventure about superheroes. Bob Parr used to be one of the world’s greatest superheroes (known to all as “Mr. Incredible”), saving…

Cast: Stellan Skarsgard, James D’Arcy, Izabella Scorupco, Alan Ford, Billy Crawford Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Father Lankester Merrin thinks that he has glimpsed the face of Evil. In the years following World War II, Merrin (STELLAN SKARSGÅRD) is relentlessly haunted by memories of the unspeakable brutality perpetrated against the innocent people of…

Cast: Animation Studio: Walt Disney Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Disney’s spectacularly animated forest fable, a fawn named Bambi is born, destined to become “Prince of the Forest.” He soon befriends other woodland creatures such as Flower, a bashful skunk, and Thumper, an outgoing rabbit. As the years pass, they encounter a number of life’s lessons…

Cast: Cary Elwes, Monica Potter, Danny Glover Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: How far would you go to save your own life? Prepare yourself for a gut-wrenching trip into the heart of terror with SAW, Lions Gate Films’ gripping horror film starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter and Leigh Whannell. Obsessed with…

Cast: David Boreanaz Studio: WB Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: The City of Angels has proved to be the ideal address for a fallen vampire looking to save a few lost souls and, in turn, redeem his own. Now, in his new position at the head of Wolfram and Hart, Angel makes use of the firm’s…

Cast: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Ann-Margret, Ana Cristina De Oliveira, Jennifer Esposito Studio: Fox Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Belle Williams (Queen Latifah) is a speed demon. Flying through the streets of New York in her tricked-out taxi, she’s earned a rep as New York’s fastest cabbie. But driving a hack is only a pit stop…

Cast: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao Studio: Magnolia Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: One dark night, a former native of a rural Thai village, has his men steal the head of the town’s ONG BAK (Buddha statue) to win favor with ruthless crime boss Khom Tuan. The locals regard the theft as a catastrophe, and seek a…

Cast: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Carly Schroeder Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Director Jacob Estes’s feature film debut is a remarkably accomplished coming of age drama about death and consequences. When overweight, emotionally troubled George (Josh Peck) beats up a smaller kid named Sam (Rory Culkin) one time too many,…